Iraqi Basketball Premier League Explained

Iraqi Basketball Premier League
Pixels:	100
Country:	Iraq
Confed:	FIBA Asia
Teams:	11
Relegation:	Iraqi Basketball First Division League
Levels:	1
Supercup:	Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup
Confed Cup:	FIBA Asia Champions Cup West Asia Super League Arab Club Championship
Champions:	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (3rd title)
Season:	2023–24
Most Champs:	Al-Karkh (13 titles)

The Iraqi Basketball Premier League, officially known as 1XBET Iraqi Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq.

The record winners of the competition are Al-Karkh, who have won the championship 13 times. Al-Difaa Al-Jawi are the current champions, having won their 3rd title in the 2023–24 season by beating Al-Karkh in the final.^[1]

Current clubs

Team	City	Colour
Al-Naft	Baghdad
Al-Shorta	Baghdad
Zakho	Zakho
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi	Baghdad
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	Baghdad
Dijlah Al-Jamiea	Baghdad
Ghaz Al-Shamal
Naft Al-Shamal	Kirkuk
Al-Karkh	Baghdad
Al-Kahrabaa	Baghdad
Al-Hilla	Hilla

List of champions

No. Season Champion 1 1979–80 Al-Jaish 2 1980–81 Al-Karkh 3 1981–82 Al-Karkh 4 1982–83 Al-Karkh 5 1983–84 Al-Jaish 6 1984–85 Al-Karkh 7 1985–86 Al-Rasheed 8 1986–87 Al-Rasheed 9 1987–88 Al-Rasheed 10 1988–89 Al-Rasheed 11 1989–90 Al-Rasheed 12 1990–91 Al-Karkh 13 1991–92 Al-Karkh 14 1992–93 Al-Naft 15 1993–94 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

No. Season Champion 16 1994–95 Al-Shorta 17 1995–96 Al-Shorta 18 1996–97 Al-Karkh 19 1997–98 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 20 1998–99 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 21 1999–2000 Al-Karkh 22 2000–01 Al-Karkh 23 2001–02 Al-Karkh 24 2002–03 Al-Hilla 25 2003–04 Al-Hilla 26 2004–05 Al-Karkh 27 2005–06 Al-Kahrabaa 28 2006–07 Al-Hilla 29 2007–08 Al-Karkh 30 2008–09 Duhok

No. Season Champion 31 2009–10 Duhok 32 2010–11 Duhok 33 2011–12 Duhok 34 2012–13 Al-Kahrabaa 35 2013–14 Duhok 36 2014–15 Al-Shorta 37 2015–16 Al-Karkh 38 2016–17 Al-Naft 39 2017–18 Al-Naft 40 2018–19 Al-Naft 41 2019–20 Abandoned 42 2020–21 Al-Naft 43 2021–22 Al-Naft 44 2022–23 Al-Naft 45 2023–24 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi

Most successful clubs

Club	Titles	Winning seasons
Al-Karkh	13	1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2015–16
Al-Naft	7	1992–93, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Al-Rasheed	5	1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Duhok	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Al-Hilla	3	2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Al-Shorta	1994–95, 1995–96, 2014–15
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	1997–98, 1998–99, 2023–24
Al-Jaish	2	1979–80, 1983–84
Al-Kahrabaa	2005–06, 2012–13
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1	1993–94

Recent finals

Season	Winners	Result	Runners-up	Reference
2012–13	Al-Kahrabaa	2–0	Al-Karkh	^[2]
2013–14	Duhok	2–0	Naft Al-Junoob	^[3]
2014–15	Al-Shorta	2–1	Al-Karkh	^[4]
2015–16	Al-Karkh	4–2	Al-Minaa	^[5]
2016–17	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[6]
2017–18	Al-Naft	3–1	Al-Shorta	^[7]
2018–19	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[8]
2019–20	Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[9]
2021–22	Al-Naft	4–1	Al-Shorta	^[10]
2022–23	Al-Naft	4–2	Al-Shorta	^[11]
2023–24	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	4–0	Al-Karkh

External links

• AsiaBasket.com League Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: IBL (2023-2024). May 23, 2024 . Asia Basket.
2. Web site: IBL (2012-2013). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
3. Web site: IBL (2013-2014). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
4. Web site: IBL (2014-2015). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
5. Web site: IBL (2015-2016). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
6. Web site: IBL (2016-2017). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
7. Web site: IBL (2017-2018). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
8. Web site: IBL (2018-2019). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
9. Web site: IBL (2019-2020). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
10. Web site: IBL (2021-2022). April 11, 2022 . Asia Basket.
11. Web site: IBL (2022-2023). May 24, 2023 . Asia Basket.